Post on 05-Jan-2016
Building Effective Career Pathways
A Col laborat ive Approach to Training Adults
Career pathways help low-skill adults achieve success in high-demand careers
• Integrated basic skills education and career training
• A connected a series of education and training programs
• Stackable credentials culminating in a postsecondary credential
Career pathways help low-skill adults achieve success in high-demand careers
• Central point of contact for students
• Support services: childcare, transportation
• Intensive career and academic advising
Career pathways meet the needs of employers
• Targeting industries important to local economies
• Identifying and responding to local skills gaps
• Ensuring students find well-paying jobs that offer advancement opportunities
What the research says
• Students in Washington state’s I-BEST program: • earn an average of 14 to 18 more college
credits• are 29 to 35 percent more likely to earn a
postsecondary credential
• Earning two semesters of credit and a postsecondary credential boosts the average income of ABE students by of $8,500.
Building effective career pathways requires meaningful, ongoing collaboration
FundersWIB
EmployersParticipant
s
WIA Provider
Two-Year CollegeAdult
Basic Education
TANF Provider
Community- Based Organizations
State AgencyNavigator
What steps must these partners take to build an effective career pathway?
FundersWIB
EmployersParticipant
s
WIA Provider
Two-Year CollegeAdult
Basic Education
TANF Provider
Community- Based Organizations
State AgencyNavigator
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
Navigator
WIA Provider CBOs
A Checklist for Partners
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
Navigator
WIA Provider CBOs
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Identifying a focus area
using employer input, labor market
information, and a scan of available resources
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
WIA Provider CBOs
Determining project partners
Who should be involved?
How they can contribute to
the project’s success?
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Navigator
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
WIA Provider CBOs
Building and designing
project components
assessments, curriculum, instructional strategies,
support services, funding, and
work experiences
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Navigator
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
WIA Provider CBOs
Identifying program participants
using assessments and marketing/outreach
strategies
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Navigator
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
WIA Provider CBOs
Partners help participants complete
their
Program Registration
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Navigator
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
WIA Provider CBOs
ABE partners conduct
Bridge Classes
content-specific curriculum
to develop
work and college readiness,
college-level reading and writing skills, and
computer skills
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Navigator
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
WIA Provider CBOs
Conducting the credit course
integrated instruction, coordinated
support services, and work experiences
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Navigator
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
WIA Provider CBOs
Providing job placement services
helping students find jobs, advance professionally,
and expand their networks
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Navigator
Participants
ABE Funders TANF Provider
State AgencyWIB
Employers Two-Year College
Navigator
WIA Provider CBOs
Post-Placement
tracking student outcomes and helping
students retain employment or
seek new opportunities.
Identify Focus Areas
Determine Project Partners
Build/Design Project Components
Identify and Finalize Program ParticipantsProgram RegistrationConduct Course
Placement/Advancement
Post-Placement (Follow-Up)
Questions?
Thank you!
Mary Jo GardnerRamsey County Workforce Investment Board
651.779.5653 mgardner@rcwib.org
www.rcwib.org